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swollen nodes or neurofibromatosis
I have small 2 cm bumps on arm, back below ear and chest since 5 months. i visited 3 doctors ENT, a surgeon and a skin spealist. all said by touching the lumps, these are neurofibroma. They also recomend FNAC if i have any doubt or anxiety. I asked them several times whether those are swollen nodes or not but all said fibroma. Please suggest could it be possible by a doc like surgeon, ENT, skin spealist to diagnose fibroma not swollen nodes by external observation.... Please reply
COMMUNITY LEADER
Okay, please post back when you have the results of your testing. Good luck.
Sir thanks for ur quick and clear reply. sorry for being late to reply u. i dont have family history of cancer. the lumps are not painfull. i have these for 8 months. these are soft. the first doc whome i consult was a great surgoen. he cpnfirmed first, those are nerofibroma. anyway as u suggested i will have a sonogram or blood test....
COMMUNITY LEADER
As an example, someone was here with an inguinal bump. They had one doctor saying it was a node, another said it was a hernia. So going by touch is not conclusive, IMO - unless a neurofibroma is very, very soft and squishy.
COMMUNITY LEADER
Hi, the probability is that they are correct. I don't guess they can be 100% sure by feel or by location. I have no idea what a neurofibroma would feel like. Are you not wanting the needle biopsy?
There is also sonogram:
"Conclusions. Soft tissue diffuse neurofibromas have a characteristic sonographic appearance; therefore, sonography should be considered a useful tool in the initial screening of this disease."
http://www.jultrasoundmed.org/content/26/4/513.full
Or maybe this blood test:
"MIA is a potential biomarker for tumour load in neurofibromatosis type 1"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3224593/
The probability is low that it is lymphoma, in that lymphoma wouldn't likely pop up all over and then each node stops growing. So a sonogram should definitely tell if they are nodes. Are they ever painful?
Do you have a family history of cancer?
There is also sonogram:
"Conclusions. Soft tissue diffuse neurofibromas have a characteristic sonographic appearance; therefore, sonography should be considered a useful tool in the initial screening of this disease."
http://www.jultrasoundmed.org/content/26/4/513.full
Or maybe this blood test:
"MIA is a potential biomarker for tumour load in neurofibromatosis type 1"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3224593/
The probability is low that it is lymphoma, in that lymphoma wouldn't likely pop up all over and then each node stops growing. So a sonogram should definitely tell if they are nodes. Are they ever painful?
Do you have a family history of cancer?
Sir can u address my query plesse...
3 doctors said those lumps are fibroma, not a swollen glands. I have one each close of both arm elbow, one at chest, two on stomach, 3 ib back. Are these really fibroma or glands... I have these for 7 mobths
3 doctors said those lumps are fibroma, not a swollen glands. I have one each close of both arm elbow, one at chest, two on stomach, 3 ib back. Are these really fibroma or glands... I have these for 7 mobths
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